My continuing journey into the world of finance.

I spoke a fellow classmate from Creighton’s MIMFA (Master’s of Investment Management and Financial Analysis) program last weekend.

Me:“So, how far along are you in Schweser?”

Classmate:“Oh, I am burnt out. I am about 40% through the Q-Bank and averaging about 80%. You?”

Panic ensues.

I was only 1.72% through the Q-Bank at that moment with an approximate 75% average. And, I feel burnt out too!

I am not where I need to be.

I am not moving through the material quickly enough.

I am below my target glide path.

The CFA level 3 exam has about a 50% pass rate. If I keep poking along at this rate, I would estimate my probability of success is on par with winning the lottery. Low.

I should have approximately 20% of the Q-Bank questions answered at this point, but I am only managing a meager 5.26%.

I am satisfied with my performance. I am currently answering nearly 75% (74.32% to be precise) of the questions correctly. Granted, I would be happier with my classmate’s 80%, but with 54 days remaining, I have plenty of opportunities to improve. What really concerns me is the dearth of questions I have answered. Normally, I would prefer quality over quantity. However, when it comes to studying for the CFA level 3 exam, both are equally important.

On my current iteration through the material, I have completed reviewing Study Sessions 1 through 6. Tomorrow morning I am going to wake up early, drink a pot of coffee and get my Q-Bank “quantity” up to 7.5%. Then I am going to tear Study Session 7 ( Capital Market Expectations) up.